Nov 04 1 in 2 seriously ill Medicare enrollees struggles with bills By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Prescription drug cost is the leading problem, according to a study published Monday. Continue reading
Nov 04 Georgia governor unveils Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement By Sudhin Thanawala, Ben Nadler, Associated Press The Trump administration has allowed states to impose work or other requirements, but critics say many adults eligible for Medicaid face barriers to entering the workforce. Continue reading
Nov 02 A drug counselor sees the perils of jailing her son for addiction By Sam Weber Massachusetts is the only state in the country where men who are involuntarily committed for substance abuse treatment can be treated in jails. Continue reading
Nov 01 Biden says Warren ‘is making it up’ on ‘Medicare For All’ payment By Daniel Bush Former Vice President Joe Biden attacked Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s new health care plan Friday, saying his chief 2020 Democratic rival was obscuring the real costs of her $20 trillion "Medicare for All” proposal. Continue reading
Nov 01 Warren releases plan to fund ‘Medicare for All’ By Will Weissert, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Massachusetts senator famously "has a plan" for everything, but details of how she'd pay for her health plan come with far higher political stakes. Continue reading
Oct 31 How a proposed rule change could affect free lunch for some kids in need By Laura Santhanam The Trump administration reopened the comment period for a proposed rule that could alter categorical eligibility for food stamp benefits and cut off aid for an estimated 3 million Americans. Continue reading
Oct 31 ‘Obamacare’ costs stable as sign-ups open, but more Americans uninsured By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Affordable Care Act has shown remarkable resiliency, but it has also fallen short of expectations. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 9:10 Why minority representation in medical research is a matter of life and death By Cat Wise, Jason Kane U.S. racial and ethnic diversity is ever increasing, but the medical representation of minority groups is not. A recent review of government-funded cancer research studies found that participants were disproportionately white, and fewer than 2 percent of these clinical trials… Continue watching
Oct 29 Kids are spending more time watching online videos, survey finds By Martha Irvine, Associated Press A survey from Common Sense Media found that 56% of 8- to 12-year-olds and 69% of 13- to 18-year-olds watch online videos every day. Continue reading
Oct 27 To die well, we must talk about death before the end of life By Tamara Sussman, The Conversation Research shows that as many as one third of seriously ill, hospitalized older people are receiving invasive treatments they don’t want at end-of-life, because no one has talked to them about their wishes for future care. Continue reading